Fair Way Scotland said 1,205 people excluded from state support accessed its services in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, including 730 who received casework support in an effort to regularise their immigration status and protect them from being made homeless or forced on to the streets.
The report highlights the work the regulator did during 2022/23 to safeguard and promote the interests of tenants, people who are homeless, and others who use the services of social landlords.
The event will provide the opportunity to explore what should be included in the Bill to support social landlords and tenants, as well as other upcoming opportunities to influence Scottish Government thinking.
The theme for the Annual General Meeting was ‘Working Together To Achieve More’, celebrating the positive impact of collaborative partnership working.
There was a special appreciation of long-serving Board member Theresa Elliot who has been on the Board since 2013 and served as Vice Chair for the last two years. Theresa stepped down from the Board at the AGM.
First Minister Humza Yousaf set out the Programme for Government this week. SFHA Chief Executive Sally Thomas described it as a “missed opportunity” to unleash the potential of social housing in tackling poverty.
Mr McLennan met with new tenants as they settle into this new service and was able to reinforce the importance of joint housing investment in the run up to Scottish Housing Day.
A report by the Scottish Government’s Prevention Task and Finish Group, co-chaired by Crisis and the Cyrenians, was published this week.
